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About Gabriel...

...diagnosed with manic depression when I was nineteen, for the next 14-years I lived without treatment or a recovery plan. I've been homeless, one time I graduated college, I've won awards for reporting on Internet privacy issues, and a weekly humour column. In 2002 I finally hit bottom and found help. It's now 2024, and I have a 9-year old son, and a 14-year old son... I’m usually about six feet tall, and I'm pretty sure I screwed up my book deal. I mostly blog at saltedlithium.com....

No Post Day: Holy Crap I’m Not Just A Couch Potato I’m A YouTuber

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Miss Take”; Horrorpops let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . . A couple of months ago I tried, and failed, to upload a couple of videos to YouTube. For some reason I got it in my head it … Continue reading →

Posted in BiPolar Christmas, crazy people with no pants, Depression And Christmas, Health, Humor, Humour, No Post Day, Old men in red suits, Punk, YouTube | 8 Comments

Holy Crap Break Out The Anti-Depressants And Spike The Eggnog With Lithium It’s Almost Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Oh Come All Ye Faithful”; Twisted Sister Let me know if the YouTube’s missing… “Despite a commonly held myth that the Christmas season has the highest suicide rate of all the seasons, studies have proven that across North America, suicide … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, BiPolar Christmas, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Christmas, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Depression And Christmas, Family, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Old men in red suits, Punk, YouTube | 12 Comments

Snow Job Part Two: Reclaiming The B Word

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gabriel...

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas An Ice Age… 1pm December 16, 2007 — Photo by Me. . “My Favourite Game”; The Cardigans Let me know if the YouTube’s missing… . . Fifty centimetres of snow dropped on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Canada, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Entertainment, Health, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa, Punk, Toronto, YouTube | 9 Comments

No Snow Job Like A Canadian Snow Job

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Tuer l’idole”; Les Breastfeeders Let me know if the YouTube’s missing… I’m flipping between the classic “Requiem for a Heavyweight“, starring Jackie Gleason, Anthony Quinn and Mickey Rooney on TVO, and the Weather Channel so I can watch “The Storm … Continue reading →

Posted in BiPolar Christmas, crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Health, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk, Toronto, YouTube | 6 Comments

No Post Day: First Comment

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Knights Of Cydonia”; Muse Flaming Energy Ball… let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . I am so freaking hungry right now… it’s almost 6pm and I’ve been dicking around on Other Peoples blogs all day. I took a … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Health, Humor, Humour, No Post Day, YouTube | 14 Comments

The Fish That Bit Off A Finger Plus This One Time My Father Died And Other Lies I Have Told

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Gabriel...

Me. December 08, 2007… Photo by Me. . “How I Could Just Kill A Man“; Cypress Hill Let me know if the YouTube’s missing… . . Lies are, mostly, ridiculous. And yet I’m pretty sure I’ve lied on multiple occasions … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Father, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa, Punk, Salted Truths | 17 Comments